Learn slang expressions about odd people
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Sydney: Expressions About People You Find Odd. |
| Sydney: Hi everyone, and welcome back to DutchPod101.com. I'm Sydney. |
| Jacob: And I'm Jacob! |
| Sydney: This is Must-Know Dutch Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 20. In this lesson you'll learn expressions about people you find odd. |
| Sydney: Weird, weirder, weirdest. These expressions will help you deal with weird people. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Jacob: mafkees |
| Jacob: halvegare |
| Jacob: je bent niet goed snik |
| Jacob: rare snuiter |
| Sydney: Jacob, what's our first expression? |
| Jacob: mafkees |
| Sydney: meaning "freak." |
| Jacob: [SLOW] mafkees [NORMAL] mafkees |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jacob: mafkees |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when describing a person who acts weird or unpredictable. Only to be used with good friends who can take a joke. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jacob: [NORMAL] Moet je die mafkees daar zien! [SLOW] Moet je die mafkees daar zien! |
| Sydney: "Look at that freak!" |
| Jacob: [NORMAL] Moet je die mafkees daar zien! |
| Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Jacob: halvegare |
| Sydney: literally meaning "half-done." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "lunatic." |
| Jacob: [SLOW] halvegare [NORMAL] halvegare |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jacob: halvegare |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when you're describing a person who acts weird or unpredictable. Only to be used with good friends who can take a joke. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jacob: [NORMAL] Wees voorzichtig, ik heb gehoord dat hij een beetje een halvegare kan zijn. [SLOW] Wees voorzichtig, ik heb gehoord dat hij een beetje een halvegare kan zijn. |
| Sydney: "Be careful, I heard he can be a bit of a lunatic." |
| Jacob: [NORMAL] Wees voorzichtig, ik heb gehoord dat hij een beetje een halvegare kan zijn. |
| Sydney: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Jacob: je bent niet goed snik |
| Sydney: literally meaning "you're not well sob." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "you're crazy." |
| Jacob: [SLOW] je bent niet goed snik [NORMAL] je bent niet goed snik |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jacob: je bent niet goed snik |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when you're telling someone they're not thinking straight. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jacob: [NORMAL] Je raakte bijna mijn hoofd met die bal, je bent niet goed snik! [SLOW] Je raakte bijna mijn hoofd met die bal, je bent niet goed snik! |
| Sydney: "You nearly hit my head with that ball, you're out of your mind!" |
| Jacob: [NORMAL] Je raakte bijna mijn hoofd met die bal, je bent niet goed snik! |
| Sydney: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Jacob: rare snuiter |
| Sydney: literally meaning "a weird geezer." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "an odd person." |
| Jacob: [SLOW] rare snuiter [NORMAL] rare snuiter |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jacob: rare snuiter |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when you're describing an odd person. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jacob: [NORMAL] Moet je die rare snuiter daar zien. [SLOW] Moet je die rare snuiter daar zien. |
| Sydney: "Look at that weird geezer." |
| Jacob: [NORMAL] Moet je die rare snuiter daar zien. |
| QUIZ |
| Sydney: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe four situations, and you will choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| Sydney: Two teenagers talk about a drunk they see yelling at people. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jacob: halvegare |
| Sydney: "lunatic" |
| Sydney: One friend is teasing another by saying he’s crazy. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jacob: mafkees |
| Sydney: "freak" |
| Sydney: A woman tells her husband about a weird person she met the other day. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jacob: rare snuiter |
| Sydney: "an odd person" |
| Sydney: A woman tells her husband he’s crazy for driving so fast. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jacob: je bent niet goed snik |
| Sydney: "you're crazy" |
Outro |
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| Sydney: There you have it; you have mastered four Dutch Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at DutchPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Jacob: Tot ziens! |
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